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crescent moon

This is my homage to Betelgeuse, one of the nearest "Red Giant" stars to our planet. It's a bit more than 400 light-years away. It is the bright red "shoulder" in the constellation Orion. Red Giants are stars that have burned most of their nuclear fuel, turning it to helium. The helium shrouds the dying star in its middle; it is held near equilibrium by the opposing gravitational attraction and the outward force exerted by the nuclear reaction of the dying star...until the star runs low on fuel. Then gravity takes over, and as the helium becomes more dense, gravity's influence becomes exponentially stronger. Very quickly, the helium becomes unstable, and a Supernova occurs.

I will be adding to this gallery over the next few weeks.

I made these planters years ago, they ended up at my parents' house. Dad has a very green thumb, so he planted ponytail palms in them several years ago. Honestly I had forgotten the planters still belong to me, I had just gotten used to seeing them as you see them in this gallery. Dad reminded me the planters are mine, and he kindly offered to let me sell them with the beautiful ponytail palms. According to houseplants-care.blogspot.com, "The Ponytail palm should be watered thoroughly once every 7 - 14 days. The Ponytail palm is native to desert areas therefore, it has a root system similar to cactus in that the roots go deep in order to store water for long dry spells. Be sure to let the soil become dry to touch 1" to 1-1/2" deep before watering again. If you notice the lower foliage is starting to turn a yellow or brown color you may be under watering the plant. The Ponytail palm requires bright light so be sure to place it near a window where full sun is received. Bugs and mites usually are not a problem with the palm, however if they do appear, simply spray the houseplant down with a soapy water mix twice a day until they are gone." $800 each, all 6 for $4500 plus shipping and insurance.

Diameter 2 Feet. $8500

Sake' Cups. Prices plus shipping. $10 each, $8 each for orders of 10 or more. Get 'em while they're hot! I'll do my best to keep availability current, forgive me if some things sell before I update the website! Sold cups will be numbered in the caption.

Prices do not include shipping and insurance.

I went rummaging and found a few goodies!!

I'm an incurable herpetophile, Fence Swifts are among my favorite reptiles. This is one of the smallest I've ever seen. I don't have half enough time to make such complicated sculptures for this next fire, but lizards are definitely on the short-list of sculpture subjects next Spring!

Prices Plus Shipping and Insurance

Prices do not include shipping and insurance, as quoted by your preferred carrier.

I'll post more pictures as I open the kiln door more.

Thanks to Tricia, Jim, JD, and Ginny!!

Behind the Scenes at JRPottery

I got a last-minute order to make a big urn, I made two!

Discount Prices on Plates too!!

More Variety, Amazingly Low Prices!!

Lowest Prices, Best Quality! Gifts made by hand with loving care are sure to please your loved ones, and now is the best time to buy them! This sale will end December 20. (Shipping cost is not included in these incredibly low prices).

Humor in Pragmatic Simplicity!

I'll take some days loading, and post pictures along the way.

A BIG Urn, and some other things

Imagine these...

A Salute to American Independence

Firing May 20-21

I have about 8 of these 11"dinner plates left, plus about 10 5"side plates.

More Fishy Doin's

Firing today!

In Stock, Jan. 19 2006

Slabware Pitchers $85 each, except for Pitcher 6, $60, which has a couple of cracks (repaired).

More Goodies

Here are some of the prettiest things I have in stock right now.

Some Fish, some Corals, and Other Things

Fishes from my little round kiln!

Thses are all made of marbled clay, it should be more visible when they're cooked!

Fishes and other things

Some Fishes, a Sea Fan, and 2 Jupiter Urns

A Pretty Good Fire

My Display, Spongiform

A Moray Eel

Rhombus Plates, Plain-Vanilla Plates, One Inverted Medium Platter

Here are a few of the flowers blooming now in Tennessee.

Here are some photos of the water-test. That many pots fit into little Danielle the Super Kiln!

Just a couple of shots, I'll post more pictures as they pass the water test

Loading Danielle the Super Kiln

Firing tonight

New Pictures

2 marbled "Jupiter Urns", 8 funerary urns, re-fired pitchers, odds and ends

2 views of my Jupiter Urn. Thr contrast will be about the same as other marbled pieces I've made recently.

My Latest Fire!

Double Helix

Here are some funerary urns waiting to be trimmed, some "Tsurukubi" Crane's Neck Vases I finished a couple of days ago, and a trimming tool. I enslaved a credit card, Dave Ramsey would love it!!

Some of these are from my apprenticeship, some are more recent.

Some plates, and a view of my studio from my loft.

Cross your fingers, I still have to cook these!

Pottery with a Past!

Various pottery

A friend gave me 2 old electric kilns, I converted them into one LP gas fueled "Little Bitty" kiln, which I later enhanced with a segment of stovepipe, hence the name.

Things I've made

Here's Danielle, the Kiln of Steel. There are 2 fire/salt ports (far right, near left) and 2 chimney ports (near right, far left). I use only 6 posts to support three 14"x28" shelves, set diagonally. This kiln is designed to make it easy to get earth, air, fire, water, time, and potter all together in the proper order.

Here is some nice pottery from my September 2004 firing

Here are some photos from my June 2003 kiln firing

These are some photos from a wood-kiln firing

Photos of some of my older pottery

Pottery from my October 2001 kiln firing

These are photos from the construction of Gypsy Queen, my anagama kiln